Decodon verticillatus

Characteristics
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott
water willow
On the edges of ponds and lakes, swamps, and wet thickets. Occasionally in Sphagnum dominated peatlands. Sometimes forming dense impenetrable thickets in shallow to deep water.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (NWPL EMP) OBL (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Myrtales
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott - water willow
Citation
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jun 1995 - 1
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Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 11 Sep 2017 - 7
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Photo by: Sara R. Stebbins - Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, D.P.C. (EDR). Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 4 Sep 2017 -
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